Eaves-trough screen protector.



No. 669,495: Patented Mar. 5, 190|. F. BABCDCK. EAVES TBUUGH SCREENPROTECTOR (Abpucaeiop' med my 13, 1900.)

(Nu Model) .y UNITED STATES PATENT OEETCE.

FRED BABCOOK, OF DES MOINES, IOWA.

EAVES-TROUGH SCREEN PROTECTOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 669,495, dated March 5,1901.

Application iiled May 18l 1900.

To all whom, it may concern,.-

Be it known that I, FRED BABcocK, a citizen of the United States,residing at Des Moines, in the county of Polk and State of Iowa, haveinvented a new and useful Faves-Trough Screen Protector, of which thefollowing is a specification.

Heretofore wire screens have been fixed on the top edges ofeaves-troughs so that water could drop therefrom outside of the trough.

` Downwardly-curved perforated sheet metal has been supported uponcurved transverse ribs fixed in a trough in such a manner that theparallel edges of the sheet metal contacted with the inside faces of thetrough. Wire frames have been covered with wire screening and placedloosely in troughs.

My object is to provide wire screens made complete from screen materialin such a manner that their parallel edges will overlie the inside facesof troughs and also extend above said edges and to adj ustably combinefastening devices therewith, so that the screens and fasteners can bejointly handled and readily placed in position as required for practicaluse.

My invention consists in the construction, arrangement, and combinationof parts, as hereinafter set forth, pointed out in my claims, andillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is aperspective view of a section of my attach mentmade of woven wire. Fig.2 is a modification of Fig. 1, showing the screen made of perforatedsheet metal. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a piece of eavestrough,showing the screen adjustably and detachably fastened to the trough asrequired for practical use.

The letter A designates a section of screen bent downward at itsparallel edges and preferably stiifened by doubling the edges backward,as shown in Fig. l, to produce flanges B and C. Pins D, having hooks Hon their outer ends, are extended through meshes or openings in theflanges, and by the resiliency of the metal they are retained in placeand detachably connected with the screen.

It is obvious the width of the screen A may vary to suit eaves-troughsof different size,

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and when a little wider than a trough they can be narrowed by archingthem, so as to allow the iianges B and C to enter the trough and overliethe inside faces of the parallel upper portions thereof, as required toprevent any water from dripping from the screen over the outside of thetrough. After sections of the screen are thus placed in a trough thepins D are detachably fastened to the trough by simply pressing theminward until the hooks H on their outer ends engage the bead at theouter top edge of the trough, while the inner ends are extended over theinner bead of the trough. Any length of trough may be thus securely andadvantageously covered by sections of screen fitted and fixed thereto,and it is obvious sections of screen thus connected to the trough may bemoved longitudinally to overlie each other at their ends, as required toproduce lap-joints. It

.is also obvious by forming mating flanges on the pieces of screen, sothat the flanges are adapted to overlie the inside faces of a trough andalso to extend above the edges of the trough, the fastening devices canbe adjustably fastened in the flanges for fixing and supporting the bodyportion of the screen in an arched and advantageous position above thetrough. It is also obvious that by the simplicity of construction andmanner of application material and labor and cost will be reduced..

Having thus described the purpose, construction, and applicat-ion of myinvention, the practical utility thereof will be readily understood bypersons familiar with the art to which it pertains, and what I claim as`new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent therefor, is-

1. An attachment for eaves-troughs consisting of a screen cover havingflanges projecting downward at its parallel edges adapted to overlie theinside faces of the top portions prising screen-sections having flangesat their trough, in combination with an eaves-trough parallel edgesadapted to overlie the inside having a, bead at its outer top edge, forthe faces of the parallel top portions of a trough purposes stated.

and also to extend above the trough, pins ex- FRED BABCOCK. tendedthrough the said flanges and provided Witnesses:

with hooks on their outer ends adapted to R. H. ORWIG,

engage the bead at the outer top edge of the THOMAS Gr. ORWIG.

